Cheetah Mobile (NYSE:CMCM – Get Free Report) and Izea Worldwide (NASDAQ:IZEA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Cheetah Mobile and Izea Worldwide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cheetah Mobile | -39.76% | -12.54% | -4.85% |
| Izea Worldwide | -9.43% | -2.06% | -1.69% |
Risk & Volatility
Cheetah Mobile has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Izea Worldwide has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cheetah Mobile | $110.54 million | 1.86 | -$84.60 million | ($2.02) | -3.36 |
| Izea Worldwide | $35.88 million | 2.33 | -$18.85 million | ($0.20) | -24.40 |
Izea Worldwide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cheetah Mobile. Izea Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheetah Mobile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.4% of Cheetah Mobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Izea Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Cheetah Mobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Izea Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Cheetah Mobile and Izea Worldwide, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cheetah Mobile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Izea Worldwide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
Izea Worldwide beats Cheetah Mobile on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cheetah Mobile
Cheetah Mobile Inc. along with its subsidiaries, engages in provision of internet services, artificial intelligence, and other services in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, and internationally. The company's internet products include Duba Anti-virus, an internet security application to protect users against known and unknown security threats and malicious applications; and Clean Master, a junk file cleaning, memory boosting, and privacy protection tool for mobile devices. It also offers value-added products, such as PC and mobile products, as well as wallpaper, office optimization software, and others; E-Coupon vending robot, a delivery and reception robot, which includes marketing campaigns and services; and multi-cloud management platform and overseas advertising agency service. In addition, the company provides mobile advertising services; duba.com personal start page that aggregates online resources and provides users access to their online destinations, such as online shopping, video, online game, travel, and local information; artificial intelligence and other services; and premium membership services. It serves mobile advertising networks and partners, e-commerce companies, mobile application developers, and mobile game developers, as well as individual customers. The company was formerly known as Kingsoft Internet Software Holdings Limited and changed its name to Cheetah Mobile Inc. in March 2014. Cheetah Mobile Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
About Izea Worldwide
IZEA Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers software and professional services to connect brands and content creators in North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers IZEA Flex, its flagship platform for managing enterprise influencer marketing; and comprehensive expense management service to track and manage off-platform expenses related to influencer marketing campaigns. It also operates The Creator Marketplace on IZEA.com that provides creators tools to present their work to marketers. In addition, the company provides management of content workflow, creator search and targeting, bidding, analytics, and payment processing services. It primarily sells influencer marketing and custom content campaigns through client development team and platforms. The company was formerly known as IZEA, Inc. and changed its name to IZEA Worldwide, Inc. in August 2018. IZEA Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
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